Percent of US Avoiding Expensive Medical Treatment at a High
by Peter Graham on Nov 29, 2014 | Views: 182 | Score: 1
Americans 'in the past year' putting off medical treatment because of associated costs | |
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2001 | 19 |
2003 | 24 |
2005 | 28 |
2007 | 30 |
2009 | 29 |
2011 | 30 |
2013 | 30 |
2014 | 33 |
%
Sources:
gallup.com
The percent of Americans avoiding medical treatment within the past year because of its costs has reached a high of 33% in 2014. The cost of healthcare has been ballooning in the United States for years, and its inflationary pace is quickly outstripping the average American's means of paying for it.